To get you warmed up for this year's Corus Chess tournament, here's an unbelievable game from two great masters. Kasparov beats Topalov in a brilliant manner at Wijk aan Zee in 1999. Do let us know what you think of this game.
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Wijk aan Zee Chess records
Vishwanathan Anand holds the record for most wins at Corus, formerly Hoogovens. He's won 5 titles so far. Max Euwe, Viktor Korchnoi, and Lajos Portisch are next with 4 tournament wins each. Kasparov won it three times and Karpov twice.
Here's the leading list.
Tournament wins, Name
5 Anand, Viswanathan
4 Euwe, Max
4 Korchnoi, Viktor
4 Portisch, Lajos
3 Garry Kasparov
3 Donner, Johannes
3 Geller, Efim
3 Nunn, John D.M.
2 Karpov, Anatoly
2 Larsen, Bent
2 Nigel Sort
2 Nikolic, Predrag
2 Olafsson, Fridrik
2 Polugaevsky, Lev
2 Salov, Valery
2 Jan Timman
2 Veselin Topalov
2 Sosonko, Gennadi, others
Here's the leading list.
Tournament wins, Name
5 Anand, Viswanathan
4 Euwe, Max
4 Korchnoi, Viktor
4 Portisch, Lajos
3 Garry Kasparov
3 Donner, Johannes
3 Geller, Efim
3 Nunn, John D.M.
2 Karpov, Anatoly
2 Larsen, Bent
2 Nigel Sort
2 Nikolic, Predrag
2 Olafsson, Fridrik
2 Polugaevsky, Lev
2 Salov, Valery
2 Jan Timman
2 Veselin Topalov
2 Sosonko, Gennadi, others
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